10/17/2026
The buildout can be finished, the equipment delivered, the pre-sale members ready to walk in, and the doors still can’t open. One piece of paper decides the date.
The Certificate of Occupancy is the city’s final sign-off, and it arrives at the mercy of inspection schedules, base building issues the landlord never fixed, and unpermitted work from tenants who left years ago. Every one of those delays can land while rent is already running.
The owners who open on time plan for the CO from day one and protect themselves in the lease.
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